January

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  • Caregiving
    Management
    Workforce
    1/01/2010
    As more and more primary care physicians follow patients into facilities, staff must find ways to successfully communicate with them.
  • Technology
    Quality
    1/01/2010
    A government report offers case studies of eight technologically progressive nursing facility and home health agency sites profiling their experiences with HIT.
  • Caregiving
    Workforce
    1/01/2010
    Safe resident handling is most successful when it incorporates training, mentoring, and the use of best practices.
  • Management
    1/01/2010
    Selling your facility to a new entity in order to get a fresh start leaving a facility behind does not guarantee a release from its liabilities.

February



March



April



  • Policy
    Management
    4/01/2010
    President Obama swept into office on the heels of a mantra to bring change to Washington, to fix a wide range of disparate problems facing the country. Providers are concerned about how passage of health care reform will impact care.
  • Caregiving
    4/01/2010
    Massaging the hands of residents with dementia can be a powerful tool in helping them feel less stressed and more relaxed.

May



  • Quality
    Culture Change
    Design
    5/01/2010
    Awareness and adoption of some components of culture change have gained considerable momentum in the past two decades and made even greater strides in the past several years.
  • Caregiving
    5/01/2010
    A program called Namaste Care offers an innovative approach to care that places residents with advanced dementia in a soothing environment with meaningful activities designed specifically for them.

June



  • Management
    Quality
    6/01/2010
    The MDS 3.0 requires a new level of documentation and assessment, especially when it comes to incontinence management.
  • Caregiving
    Reimbursement
    Policy
    Quality
    6/01/2010
    The new SNF tool is designed to improve the quality of clinical information and increase its relevance to residents.
  • 6/01/2010
    ​A growing number of studies have documented the importance of vitamin D for elderly patients, and many experts are supporting regular supplementation for long term care facility residents.

July



August



  • Management
    8/01/2010
    OIG shines a spotlight on provider relationships with long term care pharmacies and scrutinizes contract pricing structures.
  • Management
    Quality Improvement
    Culture Change
    8/01/2010
    Providers find that dining choices and flexibility lead to resident satisfaction and better outcomes.
  • Management
    Reimbursement
    8/01/2010
    Experts advise providers to consider organizational structure, processes, and outcomes as they transition from 2.0 to 3.0.
  • Caregiving
    Clinical
    Quality
    8/01/2010
    Successful dementia care has many facets, including knowledge, skills, awareness, involvement, and action.

September



October



  • Design
    10/01/2010
    Experts offer advice on seniors housing design that improves quality of life for residents and still meets the bottom line.
  • Management
    Workforce
    Quality
    10/01/2010
    Senior care professionals are accustomed to change, but it is one thing to meet the daily challenges of your calling when the road ahead is well marked and brightly lit.
  • Management
    10/01/2010
    The new world of long term care marketing has expanded the boundaries of where and from whom SNFs and ALFs seek referrals, from the old days of working only with discharge planners and social workers at hospitals to the 2010 version, where marketing targets practically anyone influencing seniors’ post-acute care decisions.
  • Caregiving
    Clinical
    Quality Improvement
    10/01/2010
    A provider’s wellness program champions lower-body strength as one way to prevent injury and boost independence.
  • Quality
    Quality Awards
    10/01/2010
    When challenged to document their commitment to quality, this year’s winners of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living National Quality Awards answered the call by digging into their quality practices; tracking their progress; and identifying activities, programs, systems, and processes that make their facilities extraordinary and enable them to thrive and grow.
  • Technology
    10/01/2010
    It may now be easier to find information about prospects on the Internet, but being able to use it is another story.
  • 10/01/2010
    It doesn’t take a huge investment to utilize readily available technologies to realize big gains in productivity and revenue cycle management, as the following four testimonies illustrate.

November



December

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  • Caregiving
    Clinical
    Quality Improvement
    12/01/2010
    Death is unavoidable, but how it happens is becoming a top priority for the long term care community.
  • Caregiving
    Clinical
    Quality Improvement
    12/01/2010
    A new abilities-based care model optimizes the strengths of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
  • 12/01/2010
    Stay on top of the list of excluded individuals and health care entities as OIG and others intensify enforcement activities.
  • Workforce
    Management
    12/01/2010
    Improving customer service today begins with the idea of "touchpoints." There are literally hundred of touchpoints in a typical workday.